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#A135E2

#a135e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 20.78% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.76% cyan, 76.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 277.46°, with 74.89% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #a135e2
  2. #76e235

Split complementary

  1. #a135e2
  2. #cce235
  3. #35e24b

Analogous

  1. #4b35e2
  2. #a135e2
  3. #e235cc

Triadic

  1. #a135e2
  2. #e2a135
  3. #35e2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a135e2
  2. #e23576
  3. #76e235
  4. #35e2a1

Square

  1. #a135e2
  2. #e24b35
  3. #76e235
  4. #35cce2

Monochromatic

  1. #4b106e
  2. #7819b1
  3. #a135e2
  4. #c078ec
  5. #dfbbf5

Shades

#a135e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135e2
  2. #9130cb
  3. #812ab5
  4. #71259e
  5. #612088
  6. #511b71
  7. #40155a
  8. #301044
  9. #200b2d
  10. #100517
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135e2
  2. #aa49e5
  3. #b45de8
  4. #bd72eb
  5. #c786ee
  6. #d09af1
  7. #d9aef3
  8. #e3c2f6
  9. #ecd7f9
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135e2
  2. #9e3dd8
  3. #9a44ce
  4. #974cc5
  5. #9453bb
  6. #915bb1
  7. #8d62a7
  8. #8a6a9d
  9. #877194
  10. #83798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97608b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b59e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #675de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b52b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135e2 {
  color: #a135e2;
}
Background
.bg-a135e2 {
  background-color: #a135e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a135e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135e2, #e235cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #5eca1d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135e2  rgb(161, 53, 226)  hsl(277, 75%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#76e235  rgb(118, 226, 53)  hsl(97, 75%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#e2a135  rgb(226, 161, 53)  hsl(37, 75%, 55%)  Marigold
#35e2a1  rgb(53, 226, 161)  hsl(157, 75%, 55%)  Caribbean Green